Colectomy prior to diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis is associated with improved prognosis in a nationwide cohort study of 2594 PSC-IBD patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis and management of chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis and Crohn's disease of the pouch can be challenging. Pyloric gland metaplasia is a histological feature indicative of chronic mucosal inflammation. Its value in diagnosis and prognosis of pouch disorders has not been investigated. AIM:To as...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kariv R,Plesec TP,Gaffney K,Lian L,Fazio VW,Remzi FH,Lopez R,Goldblum JR,Shen B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) indicates clinical control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, little is known about the impact of viral genomic variations on HBsAg loss. METHODS:We explored the association between viral genomic factors and HBsAg loss in 2121HBeAg-negative patien...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tseng TC,Liu CJ,Chen CL,Yang WT,Yang HC,Su TH,Wang CC,Kuo SF,Liu CH,Chen PJ,Chen DS,Kao JH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The duration of Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens has decreased to 1 week with cure rates of over 90%. This can be attributed to the use of triple drug regimens including potent inhibitors of gastric acid secretion and clarithromycin. There is no theoretical reason why shorter regimens should not be p...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Grimley CE,Penny A,O'sullivan M,Shebani M,Lismore JR,Cross R,Illing RC,Loft DE,Nwokolo CU

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis are at risk for disease progression and hepatic decompensation. AIM:To determine the effects on hepatic histology of treatment with peginterferon alfa-2a (90 or 180 mug/week) or interferon alfa-2a (3 million units three times weekly)...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Everson GT,Balart L,Lee SS,Reindollar RW,Shiffman ML,Minuk GY,Pockros PJ,Govindarajan S,Lentz E,Heathcote EJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychiatric co-morbidity, in particular major depression and anxiety, is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Prior studies examining this may be confounded by the co-existence of functional bowel symptoms. Limited data exist examining an association between depression or...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ananthakrishnan AN,Gainer VS,Perez RG,Cai T,Cheng SC,Savova G,Chen P,Szolovits P,Xia Z,De Jager PL,Shaw SY,Churchill S,Karlson EW,Kohane I,Perlis RH,Plenge RM,Murphy SN,Liao KP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-TNFα agents have revolutionised management of chronic inflammatory diseases. Paradoxically, these agents might provoke development of de novo autoimmune diseases. AIM:To examine whether there is an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) while under treatment with ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Korzenik J,Larsen MD,Nielsen J,Kjeldsen J,Nørgård BM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The best technique to estimate portal hypertension (PHT) is to measure the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), which is an invasive method. AIM:To assess the relationship between the Fibrotest (Biopredictive, Paris, France) and the presence and degree of PHT in patients with liver disease, and to deter...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Thabut D,Imbert-Bismut F,Cazals-Hatem D,Messous D,Muntenau M,Valla DC,Moreau R,Poynard T,Lebrec D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists on how to measure patient-reported outcomes in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) clinical trials effectively. Pain numeric rating scales (NRS) are widely used in the non-IBS pain literature. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed using the NRS in IBS. AIM:To test the psychometrics of ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Spiegel B,Bolus R,Harris LA,Lucak S,Naliboff B,Esrailian E,Chey WD,Lembo A,Karsan H,Tillisch K,Talley J,Mayer E,Chang L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphological, haemodynamic and clinical stages of cirrhosis have been proposed, although no definite staging system is yet accepted for clinical practice. AIM:To investigate whether clinical complications of cirrhosis may define different prognostic disease stages. METHODS:Analysis of the database from a ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： D'Amico G,Pasta L,Morabito A,D'Amico M,Caltagirone M,Malizia G,Tinè F,Giannuoli G,Traina M,Vizzini G,Politi F,Luca A,Virdone R,Licata A,Pagliaro L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS) is a frequent cause of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with cirrhosis. AIM:To assess the effectiveness and optimal candidate selection for embolisation of SPSS, for the treatment of recurrent HE in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:This retrospective ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： An J,Kim KW,Han S,Lee J,Lim YS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in liver transplant recipients results in particular from the side effects of calcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppressive therapy. Several studies have demonstrated a more favourable outcome for patients receiving tacrolimus (TAC) as compared wit...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Beckebaum S,Klein C,Varghese J,Sotiropoulos GC,Saner F,Schmitz K,Gerken G,Paul A,Cicinnati VR

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines and practice standards for sedation in endoscopy have been developed by various national professional societies. No attempt has been made to assess consensus among internationally recognized experts in this field. AIM:To identify areas of consensus and dissent among international experts on a bro...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Cohen LB,Ladas SD,Vargo JJ,Paspatis GA,Bjorkman DJ,Van der Linden P,Axon AT,Axon AE,Bamias G,Despott E,Dinis-Ribeiro M,Fassoulaki A,Hofmann N,Karagiannis JA,Karamanolis D,Maurer W,O'Connor A,Paraskeva K,Schreiber F,

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have an increased risk of clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Cathelicidins are anti-microbial peptides that attenuate colitis and inhibit the effect of clostridial toxins. Plasma calcifediol [25(OH)D] stimulates production of cathelicidins. AIM:To examine ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ananthakrishnan AN,Cagan A,Gainer VS,Cheng SC,Cai T,Szolovits P,Shaw SY,Churchill S,Karlson EW,Murphy SN,Kohane I,Liao KP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and oesophagitis, documented by endoscopy (grades I to III by the Savary-Miller classification) were randomized to participate in a comparative double-blind trial to receive cisapride (10 mg q.d.s.) or ranitidine (150 mg b.d.) for an 8-week period. Upper gastrointe...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Arvanitakis C,Nikopoułos A,Theoharidis A,Giannoulis E,Vagios I,Anthopoulou H,Michailidis D,Tourkantonis A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment options for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are limited. Weight loss remains the most recommended therapy. Orlistat is an effective adjunct to dietary weight loss therapy. AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of orlistat, given for 6 months to patients with obesity and biopsy confirmed NASH. METHODS...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Harrison SA,Fincke C,Helinski D,Torgerson S,Hayashi P

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy of two omeprazole triple therapies for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori, ulcer healing and ulcer relapse during a 6-month treatment-free period in patients with active duodenal ulcer. METHODS:This was a double-blind, randomized study in 15 centres across Canada. Patients (n = 149)...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Zanten SJ,Bradette M,Farley A,Leddin D,Lind T,Unge P,Bayerdörffer E,Spiller RC,O'Morain C,Sipponen P,Wrangstadh M,Zeijlon L,Sinclair P

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nonselective 5-HT(4) receptor agonists, cisapride and tegaserod have been associated with cardiovascular adverse events (AEs). AIM:To perform a systematic review of the safety profile, particularly cardiovascular, of 5-HT(4) agonists developed for gastrointestinal disorders, and a nonsystematic summary ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tack J,Camilleri M,Chang L,Chey WD,Galligan JJ,Lacy BE,Müller-Lissner S,Quigley EM,Schuurkes J,De Maeyer JH,Stanghellini V

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variceal bleeding is a consequence of portal hypertension, which in turn is the major complication of hepatic cirrhosis. Given the high rate of mortality of the first bleeding episode, primary prophylaxis to prevent bleeding from varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy is the current optimal therapeutic approach. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Vlachogiannakos J,Goulis J,Patch D,Burroughs AK

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cannabinoid (CB) receptors have been located in brain areas involved in the triggering of TLESRs as well as in the nodose ganglion from which vagal afferents emanate. The distribution of CB(1) receptors has been investigated in the human gastrointestinal mucosa, as expression of inflammatory process. AIM:To...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Calabrese C,Spisni E,Liguori G,Lazzarini G,Valerii MC,Strillacci A,Gionchetti P,Pagotto U,Campieri M,Rizzello F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data of coeliac disease are lacking from the central Asian region. AIMS:To verify the occurrence of coeliac disease amongst four major ethnic groups of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomus Region, China. METHODS:2277 in-patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (1391 Han, 608 Uyghur, 146 Kazakh and 132 ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Zhou C,Gao F,Gao J,Yuan J,Lu J,Sun Z,Xu M,Engel J,Hui W,Gilissen L,Chen H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated interferon and ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C virus-infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. AIM:To determine the efficacy and safety of combination therapy in this population, and to evaluate the impact of treatment on health-related qua...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bini EJ,Mehandru S

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum gastrin was determined in 33 patients during treatment with the proton pump inhibitor omeprazole. After 4 weeks of therapy, gastrin levels increased to a median of 55 pg/ml compared to 15 pg/ml prior to omeprazole (P less than 0.001). There was a close correlation (r = 0.939; P less than 0.001) between pre-treat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Koop H,Klein M,Arnold R

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Application of electrical stimulation to the gut, primarily the stomach, has rapidly advanced in the last two decades, from mostly animal studies to the clinical arena. Most studies focused on the use of electrical stimulation for gastroparesis, the only approved indication for such intervention. AIM:To rev...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Soffer E,Abell T,Lin Z,Lorincz A,McCallum R,Parkman H,Policker S,Ordog T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omeprazole has become available in a tablet formulation, a Multiple Unit Pellet System (MUPS) containing a large number of small individually enteric-coated micropellets. AIM:To compare the acid-inhibitory effect of omeprazole MUPS 20 mg with pantoprazole 40 mg and to describe the pharmacokinetics of both d...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Geus WP,Mathôt RA,Mulder PG,Lamers CB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile can cause severe antibiotic-associated colitis. Conventional treatments with metronidazole and vancomycin improve symptoms, but after discontinuation of treatment, C. difficile infection (CDI) recurs in a number of patients. Rifaximin is a rifamycin-based non-systemic antibiotic that ha...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mattila E,Arkkila P,Mattila PS,Tarkka E,Tissari P,Anttila VJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of active brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been associated with a reduced risk of obesity in adult humans. AIM:To examine whether the presence and activity of BAT in patients undergoing PET-CT examinations is related to the presence of fatty liver. METHOD:We retrospectively analysed 3666 consecu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Yilmaz Y,Ones T,Purnak T,Ozguven S,Kurt R,Atug O,Turoglu HT,Imeryuz N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a Swedish double-blind multicentre study, omeprazole (30 mg o.m.) was compared with the H2-receptor antagonist cimetidine (400 mg b.d.) in 152 patients. Clinical assessments and laboratory investigations were carried out at 2 and 4 weeks, and again at 6 weeks in unhealed patients. Endoscopy was performed at 2 weeks...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Dahlgren S,Domellöf L,Hradsky M,Norryd C,Brunkwall J,Svensson G,Svensson JO,Karlsson J,Knutson U,Gasslander T

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consensus guidelines aid in the diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis, but they are frequently based on low-quality clinical evidence, conflicting experiences and divergent opinions. Recommendations may be weak, discrepant or non-existent at critical decision points. AIMS:To identify the decision...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Czaja AJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lubiprostone (8 μg b.d.) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2008 for the treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) in women aged ≥18 years. In 2012, the FDA issued new guidance for IBS-C clinical trials, recommending a composite endpoint incorporating both...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chang L,Chey WD,Drossman D,Losch-Beridon T,Wang M,Lichtlen P,Mareya S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild impairments of cognition or 'Brain fog' are often reported by patients with coeliac disease but the nature of these impairments has not been systematically investigated. AIM:This longitudinal pilot study investigated relationships between cognitive function and mucosal healing in people with newly diag...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lichtwark IT,Newnham ED,Robinson SR,Shepherd SJ,Hosking P,Gibson PR,Yelland GW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00